This collection of original essays explores the tensions between prevailing regional and national versions of Indigenous pasts created, reified, and disseminated through monuments, and Indigenous

"A noteworthy strength of the volume overall is that the authors provide a firm integration of academic, cultural resource management, and museum research…the volume very usefully and successfully provides a representative sample of ongoing, collaborative research in the United States with descendant communities and the public presentation of archaeological sites."

- Karen Holberg, Journal of Anthropological Research

peoples’ memories and experiences of place. The contributors ask critical questions about historic preservation and commemoration methods used by modern societies and their impact on the perception
and identity of the people they supposedly remember, who are generally not consulted in the commemoration process. They discuss dichotomies of history and memory, place and displacement, public
spectacle and private engagement, and reconciliation and re-appropriation of the heritage of indigenous people shown in these monuments. While the case studies deal with North American indigenous
experience—from California to Virginia, and from the Southwest to New England and the Canadian Maritime—they have implications for dealings between indigenous peoples and nation states worldwide.

This title is sponsored by World Archaeological Congress.

The World Archaeological Congress is the only archaeological
organisation with elected global representation. Membership is open to
archaeologists, heritage managers and members of the public.WAC is
committed to the scientific investigation of the past and the
protection of cultural heritage worldwide. It supports the empirical
investigation and appreciation of the political contexts within which
research is conducted and interpreted, and promotes dialogue and debate
among advocates of different views of the past. It is committed to
diversity and to redressing global inequities in archaeology, through
scholarly programs. WAC has a special interest in protecting the
cultural heritage of Indigenous peoples, minorities and economically
disadvantaged countries. It encourages the participation of Indigenous
peoples, researchers from low-income countries and members of the
public who are interested in cultural heritage.

WAC Promotes
* Scientific Research and publication on the material remains of the past.
* Public Education to provide communities with information to participate in archaeological work.
* Professional Education and Training for economically disadvantaged nations, groups and communities.
* Action Research addressing issues relevant to the empowerment and betterment of Indigenous groups,
minorities and the poor.
* Conservation of cultural heritage that is threatened by looting, vandalism, urban growth, tourism, development or war.

Left Coast Press, Inc. publishes two book series for the Congress,
WAC Research Handbooks in Archaeology
and the One World Archaeology Series (formerly published by Routledge and UCL Press; Left Coast Press volumes begin with volume 48, 2006).